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Test Description: Transverse, longitudinal, parts of a wave
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which type of wave is produced by vibrations and can travel only through matter?
A
electromagnetic
B
mechanical
2) What do we call the top of a wave?
A
medium
B
amplitude
C
crest
D
trough
3) What do we call the bottom of a wave?
A
trough
B
medium
C
amplitude
D
crest
4) What is the distance from the crest or trough of a wave to the rest position?
A
medium
B
wavelength
C
wave height
D
amplitude
5) What is the distance from one crest to another crest, or from one trough to the next trough called?
A
medium
B
wavelength
C
wave height
D
amplitude
6) What type of waves caused the matter in the medium to move at right angles to the direction of the wave?
A
longitudinal
B
transverse
C
compressional
D
sound
7) What type of waves caused matter in the medium to move back and forth in the same direction as the path of the wave?
A
longitudinal
B
transverse
C
compressional
D
both compressional and longitudinal
8) Waves travel the fastest through what type of matter?
A
it's the same for all types of matter
B
gas
C
solid
D
liquid
9) Which type of wave will transfer more energy?
A
one with a larger amplitude
B
one with a smaller wavelength
C
one with a larger wavelength
D
one with a smaller amplitude
10) What will cause a greater frequency in waves?
A
longer wavelengths
B
shorter wavelengths
C
larger amplitudes
D
smaller amplitudes
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